Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-19
THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
A Full Attendance at the Opening Session
at Lincoln Yesterday.
OF THE PRESIDENT
Cold-Biooded Killing of a Deputy
sherifr and Escape OF the MUIR
Gerer--Jhe Train Wreck
ers-State News.
State Fair Men in Session.

LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 1S-lSpecial Tele-
gram to the BEE. The Nebraska state board
of agriculture met in the new university
building this evening with the complete mem
bership present and representatives from
seventy-three of the county societies in the
state. President S. NJ. Barker, in his annual
address, said.
l congratulate you, gentlemen, on the sue
cess of the late state fair held In this city in
September last. Such success can be gained
only by hard work on your part and complete
harmony on the part of the officers. No one
man. man can 9, make fair; 1t requires The com.
we'll as the aid of the public Everyone who
makes an exhibit and every visitor who at
tends the fair assists IN the enterprise. L
am aware the people are inclined to believe
that as they do not belong to the board they
have nothing particular to do in the matter.
This is a mistake. The board OF managers
and officers cannot make a fair. L see pres
ent the presidents of the county societies. L
desire, gentlemen. to impress upon your
minds the Importance of your position. You
are by law members of the state board clothed
with all the rights, privileges and duties of
members. You can do much In your local
tiles. Encourage your people in making ex,
hibtS. We are not laboring for personal
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, but for the good OF the great
state of Nebraska. l hope we all feel the
debted and nd we should not be slow
to acknowledge our obligations to them
and the press of the state. | venture no
other state is so favorably treated. Too
much praise cannot be given the people of
Lincoln for their energy in making the
State fair a complete snccesS. No other
state has better ground or better material to
exhibit. The impression has gone abroad
that Nebraska is behind no state in the
union. No other state fair shows hand
somer balance in the treasury.
The reports of the secretary and treasurer
were presented and referred to their apprO-
pirate committee. The treasurer's report
shows SS,9Tl in the treasury-this in addition
to paying all expenses, paying $500 in old
debts and investing 81, 800 in permanent i'm
prOvements
Twenty-Five names were placed in nomina-
ton from which to select fourteen members
of the board whose terms expire the present
year. These nominations were referred to Q
committee consisting of Messrs. North of
Platte, Mcfarland of Lancaster, Webster of
Ord, Greer OF Kearney. and Glover OF
Brown.
Secretary Furnas announced that the com
mittee from state fairs in the northwest at
their meeting in Chicago had arranged dates
for lairS the coming year. The dates Tor the
Nebraska state fair are September to l6 in
elusive.
A committee to confer with the Omaha fair
and exposition IN the Interests of harmony,
as asked by the Omaha people, was APP
pointed, consisting of Mcintyre of Seward,
Burks of Lincoln, Hill of Gtoe, and Grinnell
of Fort Calhoun.
The election of officers was fixed for
O'Clock tomorrow, and the board Will be in
session the coming two days.